Described as one of the most demanding network environments in the world, the groundbreaking trans-ocean network powered by Cisco will enable the transfer of gigabyte-sized files between Beijing, New York and Los Angeles. In previous Olympics, NBC staff had to work from videotapes to add graphics and captions to event shots. In one of the single most ambitious media projects in history, NBC will present more than 3,600 hours of broadcast coverage during the 17-day event. It would be impossible to use a tape library to replicate enough video copies for use at eight different networks as well as NBCOlympics.com. Using a file-based workflow for shot selection, the network can select shots and distribute them to affiliates even before an event is finished.

IBM Inks Innovative Technology Agreement With Pike County Schools - MarketWatch

"As part of the 5-year agreement, IBM will provide Pike County Schools with an internet access service that gives older PCs the ability to access the internet and applications in a manner similar to more current systems."

Why is IBM experimenting on our kids? It's bad enough when Cisco connects itself to everything tech in it's commercials. Why is IBM acting like an Internet Service Provider? Is this their next step after selling almost everything to Lenovo? I wonder if this a test to see if they can do this in a b to b fashion or will they try it on the consumer side too?